Welcome to Our Library!
The library is an integral part of the instructional team. Our mission is for all our students to become life-long readers who appreciate literature and are responsible digital citizens who access and use information efficiently.
Our Library Renovation Has Begun!
castaneda library monthly news
sy 2020-2021
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november is family literacy month
Click on image above to see our crusaders reading with their families
Please click image above to see students' dot artwork after reading of the book
"The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds in observance of Dot Week
"The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds in observance of Dot Week
Please click image above to see Literacy Day photos
Please click image above to see grandparents day photos
Destiny is our web-based, district-wide library browser. Destiny is the library catalog produced by Follett, one of the most respected names in school libraries.
- Destiny is web-based so it can be used from any computer/electronic device with Internet connection.
- Destiny shows books available not only at Castaneda, but also all the other schools in the entire Brownsville School District.
explore our e-books
Username: student [email protected] Password: student ID
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Accelerated Reader Enterprise includes unlimited access to more than 200,000 quizzes—including quizzes for books students can find at the school library, public library, and home. Students could take a test, view their reading record and points. Teachers could view/print both individual and class reading record reports and make modifications as to specific date range or marking periods.
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AR Book Finder allows students, parents and teachers to see if there is an AR test for a specific book.
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Renaissance Home Connect provides parents with a snapshot of their child's reading progress, which includes number of points earned, average percent correct on quizzes, average reading level (ATOS) of books read, and a summary of all student's reading activities for both book and non-fiction articles.